The Moon
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The Moon

TitleThe Moon
ArtistJohn Adams Whipple
Date1857–60 19th century
MediumSalted paper print from glass negative
ClassificationPhotographs
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRobert O. Dougan Collection, Gift of Warner Communications Inc., 1978
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Celestial charts & astronomy

About this artwork

“The Moon” is a work by John Adams Whipple, dated 1857–60. It is executed in salted paper print from glass negative and classified as photographs. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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